Can anyone with piercings advise? Nose bump.

[EarlessToothlessVagabond]

Had my nose pierced about 4 weeks ago and it was healing well. I accidentally bumped it/ partially pulled it out about 2 weeks ago and since then have had a small bump next to the stud that. Will. Not. Go. Away. I'm cleaning it religiously twice a day with salty water. It seems to have days where it gets a bit bigger and then deflates again . I'm so tempted to try and pop it and see if that helps but guessing that would be a bad bad idea. What else can I do or has anyone else had This? Tia!

I'd go and see your piercer. You should be having a check up around 6 weeks anyway? They can advise you best. Many bumps calm down, but some can end up as granulomas or take months to settle. I had a dodgy forward helix that developed a lump. It took about 18 months to fix, my piercer (who didn't do that one) thought it would never look right, a change in earring was the thing that finally worked.

Tea Tree oil!

Worked for me when I had the same thing on my cartilage piercing.

I popped mine

I didn't know this was a common problem when I got my nose pierced, so I just assumed it was a spot.

Thanks both. I've read mixed reports on using tea tree oil but I will give it a go (well diluted). Annoying bloody bump!

Sorry thanks to Grim too. At the moment the lump is actually really small so will give tea tree a go first and then go back to piercer.

Tea tree oil from me too!

I had bumps on a daith after sleeping on it and popped back to see my piercer, she gave me tea tree oil and it fixed it in no time.

OK I've got some tea tree oil. Thanks everyone.

I left mine alone for bloody ages thinking it would eventually go away but in the end (weeks later) I'd had enough and I popped it, it healed within a few days and never came back I wish I'd done it ages before!

im in no way in a position to offer advice though so I wouldn't tell you to copy me

Sorry should have said with a sterilised needle

How did you have it pierced?

It's tempting Ginky. I'll give tea tree a go first.
It was with a needle pinky, at piercing place.

Stop cleaning it so much, the bump is there because the piercing has been moved so the more you are cleaning it the worse you will make it. I suggest using saline solution, every now and then when you feel it needs it.
Please don't use tea tree oil neat. Use it mixed with a carrier oil.
You can also use a camomile tea bag to soothe.

Mine did exactly the same I found making a solution of salt water and boiling water, adding a bit of cold water and then soaking a cotton wool pad and holding it over the piercing really worked. I tried to do this more than one time a day but wasn't always able to and the bump went after about a week. I think there's a cream you can get as well but mine disappeared with the salt water solution

@EarlessToothlessVagabond sorry to bump an old thread but just wondered if this cleared up for you?

Am two weeks post nose piercing and have a bump on mine which is oozing pus. Really panicking that it's never going to go away 😩. Am doing salt water compresses but it doesn't appear to be doing much (yet?).

Oh I’m in the same situation! I have a tiny bump on my nose stud. I only had it done about three weeks ago. It’s so fucking annoying; I’m doing salt soaks but have also dabbed a little cortisone cream on it which seems to be calming it a little.

Sorry to hear that @fuckinguseless . These bumps must be really common.

I've been using Dettol (diluted and dabbed onto bump with cotton bud morning and night) on mine for the last few days and it's helping massively. I have a first date tomorrow night so would really rather the crusty bit fell off before then 😂.

Hard to imagine my nose will ever look normal/nice at this point .

Oh really? Thanks for that, that is helpful. If the cortisone doesn’t ease mine then I will give that a go. They do seem incredibly common; I wonder why?

Luckily my nose stud is pretty much hiding mine at the moment. I want it to heal so I can swap it for a ring though

I had mine done 2 and a half weeks ago so around the same time as you. I have a ring (had it pierced with one, industrial grade titanium so meant to be the best metal for sensitive skin). Love how it looks but the unsightly crusty lump at the top of it it kinda spoiling the effect .

Just a bit gutted as I did everything according to my piercers advice. Have been super careful not to bump it/pull it. Haven't been messing with the hoop etc. And still have this monstrosity .

Will update tomorrow.

I had mine done last year and had this - I found a hot salt soak worked. I boiled a kettle and filled up an espresso cup with water and Malden salt, then as soon as it was bearable sat there with my nose in it for a few mins. Glam it was not. But it worked.

How long did it take to clear up 0ut? And has it completely gone now?

A few days to clear up, but beware - it came back when I stopped each time - to finally get rid prob did it every day til it cleared up then every other day or so to prevent it coming back for a month or so. I remember seeing your pic when you got it done, it really suits you! I've been trying to find a ring I like but haven't found one I think suits me yet!

@JesusTapdancingChrist I’ve been so diligent too. It’s immensely frustrating.

@out thank you for that info. I’m going to give that a go.

Crush an aspirin up, add a few drops of water to make a thick paste and apply every night. Works a treat on enormous spots too.
It was the only thing that worked on the persistent cartilage bumps on my scaffold piercing

I’ve tried that, @TheTroutofNoCraic. It looked tres attractive  How long did you do it for before you noticed an improvement, if you don’t mind me asking?

(@JesusTapdancingChrist my apologies for gate crashing your thread )

Good tip Trout thank you.

The Dettol seems to be working really well. As I applied it last night the huge crusty bit came off and has since been replaced with a much smaller one. Hopefully the dettol will continue to make it smaller and it will eventually disappear. If not I'll switch to the aspirin.